Food supply systems to food banks.
| Food supply | Partners involved | Challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic |
|---|---|---|
| Surplus and non-surplus food direct from supermarkets (national-level) | Supermarkets, Fairshare, City Harvest, The Felix Project, The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), food banks, and other food aid providers | Dependent on partnerships established prior to Covid-19; immense logistical challenge of setting up new partnerships, food supplies, and deliveries in short time period; dependent on availability of supermarket produce in context of high demand from customers |
| Surplus food direct from shops (local-level) | Supermarkets, retailers, food banks, and other food aid providers | Lower availability of surplus food due to stockpiling; dependent on availability of volunteer and non-volunteer delivery staff; dependent on existing relationships, prior to Covid-19 |
| Food donated by individuals in supermarkets | Food banks | Much reduced donations by individuals due to supermarket rationing and individual self-stockpiling |
| Food purchased in bulk from supermarkets/shops by food banks | Food banks | Supermarket rationing, and lower stock availability vastly limits food parcel items that can be purchased |
| Food supply | Partners involved | Challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic |
|---|---|---|
| Surplus and non-surplus food direct from supermarkets (national-level) | Supermarkets, Fairshare, City Harvest, The Felix Project, The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), food banks, and other food aid providers | Dependent on partnerships established prior to Covid-19; immense logistical challenge of setting up new partnerships, food supplies, and deliveries in short time period; dependent on availability of supermarket produce in context of high demand from customers |
| Surplus food direct from shops (local-level) | Supermarkets, retailers, food banks, and other food aid providers | Lower availability of surplus food due to stockpiling; dependent on availability of volunteer and non-volunteer delivery staff; dependent on existing relationships, prior to Covid-19 |
| Food donated by individuals in supermarkets | Food banks | Much reduced donations by individuals due to supermarket rationing and individual self-stockpiling |
| Food purchased in bulk from supermarkets/shops by food banks | Food banks | Supermarket rationing, and lower stock availability vastly limits food parcel items that can be purchased |
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